Brave New World // House of Illustration & Folio Society Competition (3/4)

So this year the House of Illustration competition is to illustrate Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, a terrifying warning of a dystopic future of uniformity and control. The deadline approaches and I find myself in a much better state of completion than I normally do at this time of year, go me. Just one more illustration to go! 

 Wish me luck! One year I will get somewhere with this competition, oh yes i shall.

Coming Soon to a shop near you ...

if you live in Crystal Palace or Brixton, also if you live inside the internet, lucky you if you do, I imagine your life to be like that of Lawnmower Man but less 90's.

Anyway ... Christmas Cards!!!!!!!

... and not so Christmas cards.

Exhibition @ Ritzy Cinema, Brixton // Oct 2012

In the beautifully refurbished upstairs bar at the illustrious Ritzy Cinema in Brixton you will currently find a selection of my prints all looking rather splendid (if i do say so myself). They will be there for another couple of weeks, please do go have a peek if you're in the area. I shall hopefully be showing a similar selection at the South East London Zine Fair on the 11th November in New Cross. Below you can see more clearly which ones are up.

Prices:  A3 = Framed £50, Unframed £30    A4 = Framed £40, Unframed £20

(They will be printed on 310 gsm alpha-cellulose, acid-free pure white museum grade paper)

Just Keep Swimming ...

Not sure how appropriate it is to reference 'Finding Nemo' in this context, whatever I do will probably come across as rather cheesy. This illustration was a 30th birthday present for my older brother. He's had it pretty tough the past few years but he is rather inspiring, if at times a total pain in the arse. I thought he might like a visual reminder to never give in. At times I think I need one too, should probably do myself a print of this one.

The Foulest of the Fowl (perhaps) // Wild Turkey

This is the last of these birds, it may not be the last time I draw one, but it definitely sees the completion of the zine. "Foul Fowl" will be available as an A6 fold out publication, featuring everyone's favourite, the Andean Condor as an A3 poster on the fold out reverse. Pretty exciting I'm sure.

Let me introduce the Wild Turkey. He's well lumpy.

Take that Mosquitos!

Chameleons are ace, not just because of their Predator like colour changing skills but also cos of that really weird way they walk and how their eyes can turn all the way around, creepy/pretty.

In this heat wave I have been bitten about 15 times so far and I have a gross allergic reaction to it. If only I had a bunch of pet lizard to protect me from them. D'ya think cats and chameleons get on well?? Seems unlikely but I can live in hope.

Foul Fowl // Muscovy Duck

Not that foul really, tho what is up with that lumpy red face? Why are so many birds so bloody lumpy? Tho obvs as proven by Lumpy Space Princess this is not necessarily a bad thing.

Drawn on the piece of card my new dress was delivered wrapped, around thanks to ASOS for providing me with free art supplies :)